This, however, forced the hands of referee Nathan Chan, who also hails form Singapore, as he ordered his compatriot to leave the technical — that too only when the clock had only struck half-time!

Referee Nathan Chan

Whatever Sundramoorthy was trying to get across to the match officials, the gesture did not do his side’s chances any good as the Laos coach was forced to watch the whole of second half from the stands — helpless to intervene in his team’s gameplay as his team lost 3-1 eventually.